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. 2024 Oct 23;13(21):6345. doi: 10.3390/jcm13216345

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The 40 keV images of a 56-year-old patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) of the 8th liver segment (a) showed a higher contrast media attenuation and the highest difference between the background parenchymal and the lesion enhancement (arrows) compared to 50 keV (b), 60 keV (c), and 70 keV (d) image reconstructions. Monochromatic energy levels (40–70 keV) also increase the detectability of small HCCs and cirrhotic liver disease when compared to conventional polychromatic imaging (e).